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Re:100% Open Source CS:Go by paulddraper on Saturday June 03, 2023 @08:13PM (#36181783)
"Leaked source"

Like, you wouldn't call a pirated movie "free". I mean, it is, but only by violating copyright law.

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Re:100% Open Source CS:Go by antris on Sunday June 04, 2023 @03:15AM (#36183709)
Of course I would call a pirated movie free, because that's what it is.

Free isn't a synonym for good or legal.

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Re:100% Open Source CS:Go by paulddraper on Sunday June 04, 2023 @09:26AM (#36185424)
Weird definition.

Anything at the store is free too, you just have to avoid paying.

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Re:100% Open Source CS:Go by grodriguez100 on Sunday June 04, 2023 @10:55AM (#36186072)
“Free” is related to the concept of property, which is a legal concept.

If something is “free” that means that you can get it legally without paying.

If something is only “free” by circumventing law, then that’s theft.

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